BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 23 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 691.41
Euro 100 731.99
Japanese yen 100 6.0038
Hong Kong dollar 100 89.159
British pound 100 843.41
Australian dollar 100 514.51
New Zealand dollar 100 488.08
Singapore dollar 100 484.78
Swiss franc 100 682.15
Canadian dollar 100 524.91
Malaysian ringgit 64.512 100
Ruble 863.27 100
Rand 198.66 100
Korean Won 17,187 100
UAE dirham 53.118 100
Saudi riyal 54.24 100
Hungarian forint 4,201.84 100
Polish zloty 59.702 100
Danish krone 101.57 100
Swedish krona 130.53 100
Norwegian krone 123.61 100
Turkish lira 55.998 100
Mexican peso 316.51 100
The central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day.
The central parity rate of the yuan against the Hong Kong dollar is based on the central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar and the exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar against the U.S. dollar at 9 a.m. in international foreign exchange markets on the same business day.
The central parity rates of the yuan against the other 21 currencies are based on the average prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank foreign exchange market.
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)